Human Generated Data

Title

Suikoden (Tales of the Water Margin)

Date

Edo period, 1829

People

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Japanese 1798 - 1861

Author: Ryūtei Tanehiko, 1783 - 1842

Classification

Manuscripts

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, 1985.774

Human Generated Data

Title

Suikoden (Tales of the Water Margin)

People

Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川国芳, Japanese 1798 - 1861

Author: Ryūtei Tanehiko, 1783 - 1842

Date

Edo period, 1829

Classification

Manuscripts

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia, 1985.774

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-06-01

Text 99.8
Diary 98.1
Book 92.8
Page 79.2

Clarifai
created on 2019-06-01

chalk out 99.4
paper 99
document 95.4
sketch 89.5
page 89
vintage 88.7
pencil 88.2
old 87.8
scribble 86.9
manuscript 85.1
desktop 84.6
retro 84.4
antique 83.5
handwriting 81.9
diagram 81.4
writing 81.3
print 81.2
business 79.6
symbol 78.5
graph 78.4

Imagga
created on 2019-06-01

map 100
representation 66.9
journal 66
old 45.4
vintage 44.8
antique 44.2
paper 37.7
geography 36.7
atlas 35.7
sepia 34.1
envelope 32.2
world 31.1
plan 30.3
navigation 29.9
wallpaper 29.2
globe 28.8
grunge 27.3
travel 26.8
navigate 26.5
guide 26.5
route 26.4
discovery 26.4
continent 26.3
direction 25.8
texture 25.8
expedition 25.7
nation 25.6
country 25.5
location 25.5
journey 25.5
road 25.4
tourism 24.8
geographic 24.7
capital 24.7
boundary 24.7
planet 24.6
find 24.5
position 24.5
city 24.2
retro 23.8
tour 23.3
states 23.3
gold 23.1
explore 21.6
page 21.4
state 19.2
backdrop 16.5
path 16.1
design 15.8
container 15.7
ancient 15.6
dutch 15.6
blank 15.5
dirty 15.4
frame 15
note 14.7
document 13.9
pattern 13.7
aged 13.6
drawing 13.3
art 13
border 12.7
parchment 12.5
card 11.9
manuscript 11.8
decorative 11.7
business 11.6
textured 11.4
book 11.2
worn 10.5
canvas 10.5
sheet 10.4
empty 10.3
history 9.9
sketch 9.4
material 8.9
brown 8.8
scrapbook 8.8
torn 8.7
stained 8.7
grungy 8.6
earth 8.2
global 8.2
graphic 8
1929 7.9
text 7.9
color 7.8
burnt 7.8
floral 7.7
north 7.7
damaged 7.6
print 7.6
close 7.4
style 7.4
letter 7.3
detail 7.3
office 7.2

Google
created on 2019-06-01

Text 91.9
Drawing 84.3
Illustration 75.9
Line art 67.6
Sketch 63.8
Paper 62.8
Art 58.1
Diagram 52.6

Microsoft
created on 2019-06-01

text 99.9
drawing 99.3
sketch 98.1
handwriting 97.2
child art 87.5
whiteboard 81.8
cartoon 69.4
illustration 69.3
map 51.1

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Book
Book 92.8%

Categories

Imagga

paintings art 98.9%
text visuals 1.1%

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-04

a photograph of a book with a drawing of a cat and a cat -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-02

This is a page from an illustrated book, likely a woodblock print. The image spans two pages, with a landscape scene on the left and a figure on the right.

Left Page:

  • Landscape: Depicts a mountainous landscape with a lake or river in the foreground. The mountains are stylized with simple lines, and there is what appears to be a scattering of trees and a small boat on the water. The text suggests snow.
  • Text: Several lines of Japanese calligraphy, primarily in red, appear around the mountain and landscape, seemingly describing or commenting on the scene.
  • Structure: There is a stylized bridge-like structure in the foreground.
  • Text There's a sign on the left side of the bridge with Japanese calligraphy.

Right Page:

  • Figure: A figure dressed in elaborate clothing. It wears a helmet, a large fur-lined garment, and what seems to be a patterned skirt or apron. The figure is holding a bow and arrow.
  • Text: Red calligraphy on this page also, likely relating to the figure or the scene.
  • Text The writing also suggests something related to a bow.

Overall Impression:

The image suggests a traditional Japanese illustration with both text and images. The style is very simple, with a focus on lines and minimal shading. It appears to be part of a larger narrative or collection.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-02

The image appears to be a page from a book, possibly a sketchbook or journal, featuring ink sketches and handwritten text. The page is divided into two halves, with the left side showcasing a landscape scene and the right side depicting a figure holding a bow.

On the left side, the landscape is drawn in a simple, almost minimalist style. There is a mountain range in the background, with a few buildings or structures nestled on the slopes. A body of water stretches across the foreground, with a small boat visible on its surface. A simple bridge or railing appears in the lower part of the left page.

The right side of the page features a figure adorned in what appears to be traditional attire, complete with headgear and a fur-lined cloak or jacket. The figure is holding a bow in one hand, and there is an illustration of an implement in the lower right.

The handwritten text, which seems to be in Japanese or Chinese, is interspersed throughout the page, adding to the overall aesthetic of a personal journal or sketchbook. The text is written in red ink in many places.

Text analysis

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